Outdoor Society Goes to Malham

The weather, in England, is known to change quite suddenly and frequently. Never have I believed that more than on my hike to Malham Cove today. I went with the Outdoor Society, it was our first hike of the term, and it was great fun. It rained, it misted, there was blue sky, white fluffy clouds, and misty dales. From my pictures, it could look as if I was walking on several different days, the weather was so changeable!

I went in the medium group that does about 7-8 miles with a pub lunch break in the mid-afternoon. Our first journey took us up Malham Cove, a beautiful limestone ridge that, thousands of years ago, was a raging waterfall. Once we were at the top there was a gorgeous view over the Yorkshire Dales dotted with iddylic villages. Climbing over the limestone became quite a challenge as it was very slippery and looks like some sort of obstacle Indiana Jones would have encountered in his adventures. Some of the rocks were slightly wobbly and they protrude up from the actual ground quite a bit creating little crags, very treacherous! :) After getting through that bit it was pretty easy going through the rolling green (muddy) hills filled with shaggy mountain cows and sheep.

We made it to the pub for lunch, i had a roast pork sandwhich and cider to keep the energy up, then it was on to the second leg of the journey. The second half was pretty flat so it was quite leisurely. We went to this huge waterfall that comes out of the limestone in this sort of tiny valley between towering rocks. Coming up on it you literally follow the curve in the path and come up facing it, in all it's raging beauty. On the way back we went by another smalled waterfall it a wooded area, that was also extremely muddy. It's amazing how fast the currents are in the rivers and how they're already overflowing. I can't imagine what it's going to be like in a couple of months. When we got back on the bus we had to take our shoes off and put them in the hold because they were all so muddy. This caused very cold footsies on the 90 minute ride back so it was a relief to get to my room, put on some big comfy sweatpants and have a hot dinner.

Before I head off to bed i'll give you the link, properly, to my photo album so you can see some of my gorgeous adventures! Much Love :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcgoslin/